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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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